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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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